This is a contest for everyone. It is a writing contest.

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THE RULES: Write a fable, or a fairy tale, or morality tale sort of thing (from here on referred to as "story") that features animals as characters.

Included in the story must be an illicit love affair between two characters, which is to be followed, at some point, by their brutal deaths, as to show the devastating effects of illicit love affairs. Also included in the story must be a car with a flat tire.

There should be a moral of the story, and the author should include the moral of the story, and it should be simply stated in one line, at the end of the story. Note: the moral of the story can not be about the devastating effects of illicit love affairs.

The story must be 500 to 700 hundred words in length.

The story must be e-mailed to support@eastjordanmarket.com and it must have the subject line: "contest fable"

The authors must include their full name and their phone number.

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DATES: The entries must be submitted by 11:59 PM on November 20, 2000.

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JUDGING: The stories will be judged by one or more persons. All stories will be winners, but for the author of the story that is most tickling of the judges' fancies, there will be an outing to a restaurant, where the author will be treated.

All stories will be posted at East Jordan Market's Literary Extravaganza.

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